Company: Fast Paced Manufacturing Company
Vacancy: HSE Coordinator - Single site
Salary: £35,000 per annum + Benefits
Location: Lancaster
Do you want to grow and develop your HSE Skills with a people centric company?
Do you want to be able to provide a factory with visible and proactive safety support?
If so, this could be the right opportunity for you!
Seeking a proactive and positive, HSE coordinator to support the regional HSE Manager with day-to-day site activities on site. This will be a hands on, boots on the ground position, where you will be able to engage with the workforce and influence change. Working closely with different departments and the newly appointed senior leadership team, to help them evolve their safety culture to more of a proactive state. You will gain exposure to exciting site projects and share best practice across the wider group.
This opportunity would suit a confident safety professional, able to work independently with guidance; who is looking to grow, develop and mature with the business. This position will be well supported and coached by HSE Manager and Head of HSE, as well as the wider team.
Vacancy Overview:
Assist in developing and updating health, safety and environment policies and procedures
Communicate and distribute policies to all employees, ensuring their understanding and compliance.
Collaborate with departments to integrate health and safety requirements into daily operations.
Conduct regular workplace inspections to identify potential hazards and risks.
Analyse and assess risks associated with various tasks, equipment, and work processes.
Provide recommendations to mitigate identified risks and implement control measures.
Organise and deliver health and safety training sessions for employees, contractors, and visitors – including Induction for new starters.
Develop informative materials and resources to enhance safety awareness and understanding.
Facilitate the reporting of incidents, accidents, near-misses, and unsafe conditions.
Lead or assist in investigations to determine the root causes of incidents and develop corrective actions.
Maintain accurate records of incidents and provide insights to prevent future occurrences.
Monitor compliance with relevant health, safety and environment regulations, codes, and standards.
Conduct internal audits and inspections to assess adherence to policies and procedures.
Collaborate with external agencies during regulatory inspections and maintain required documentation.
Coordinate and conduct emergency drills to ensure employees are familiar with proper procedures.
Maintain emergency equipment, supplies, and communication systems.
Compile and analyse health and safety data to identify trends, areas of improvement, and opportunities for proactive measures.
Generate regular reports and metrics for management review and decision-making.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement health and safety improvement initiatives.
Participate in safety committees and engage with employees to gather feedback and suggestions.
Keep abreast of regulatory changes and industry best practices to deliver accurate and up-to-date training.
Ideal background, experience, and qualifications:
NEBOSH General Certificate in Health and Safety - Essential
NEBOSH Environment OR IEMA – Desirable
Knowledge of working within ISO 45001, 14001 frameworks - Desirable
Between 1-3 years Health and Safety experience
General manufacturing or logistics experience but ideally from a food, beverage, bakery, agriculture, paper or packaging manufacturing background
Ideal Personality Requirements:
Positive and energetic in their approach
Hands on, confident professional who likes to roll their sleeves up and get stuck in
Proactive, supportive, and engaging
Problem solver who can communicate well with the workforce from factory floor to senior leadership level.
Wanting to learn and grow with a company
Interested ? Apply now for immediate consideration: sophia.darwin@hserecruitment.co.uk // 0121 454 5000
Alternatively, if you know of anyone who may be interested in this opportunity, please forward on our details.